Yankees and Astros play to determine series winner

Houston Astros (66-67, first in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (75-57, second in the AL East)

New York; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hayden Wesneski (3-1, 4.23 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (7-6, 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -161, Astros +133; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

New York has a 34-29 record at home and a 75-57 record overall. The Yankees have the top team ERA in the majors at 3.23.

Houston has a 66-67 record overall and a 33-32 record on the road. The Astros have a 35-61 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Thursday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Yankees are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Grisham has 19 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 56 RBIs for the Yankees. Luis Garcia is 14 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 36 home runs while slugging .614. Daulton Varsho is 11 for 42 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .241 batting average, 2.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

Astros: 3-7, .221 batting average, 6.27 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ryan McMahon: 10-Day IL (thumb), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 60-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.